ʻIsikieli 18

1The word of the LORD came to me:

1NAʻE toe hoko kiate au ʻae folofola ʻa Sihova, ʻo pehē,

2“What do you mean by repeating this proverb concerning the land of Israel, ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge’?

2“Ko e hā hono ʻuhinga ʻiate kimoutolu, ʻoku mou lea ʻaki ʻae fakatātā ki he fonua ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻo pehē, ‘Kuo kai ʻe he ngaahi tamai ʻae kālepi mahi, pea kuo maninia ʻae nifo ʻoe fānau?’

3As I live, declares the Lord GOD, this proverb shall no more be used by you in Israel.

3‌ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua, “ʻO hangē ʻoku ou moʻui, ʻe ʻikai toe ʻaonga ke mou ʻai ʻae lea fakatātā ko ia ki ʻIsileli.

4Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins shall die.

4Vakai, ʻoku ʻaʻaku ʻae laumālie kotoa pē; hangē ʻoku ʻaʻaku ʻae laumālie ʻoe tamai, ʻoku pehē foki ʻae laumālie ʻoe foha ʻoku ʻaʻaku ia: ko e laumālie ʻoku angahala ʻe mate ia.

5“If a man is righteous and does what is just and right—

5“Ka koeʻuhi, kapau ʻe angatonu ha tangata, pea ne fai ʻaia ʻoku totonu mo lelei,

6if he does not eat upon the mountains or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman in her time of menstrual impurity,

6Pea kuo ʻikai kai ia ʻi he ngaahi moʻunga, pe hanga hono mata ki he ngaahi tamapua ʻi he fale ʻo ʻIsileli, pe te ne tonoʻi ʻae ʻunoho ʻo hono kaungāʻapi, pe te ne ofi ki ha fefine mahaki fakafefine,

7does not oppress anyone, but restores to the debtor his pledge, commits no robbery, gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment,

7Pea kuo ʻikai fakamālohiʻi ʻe ia ha taha, ka kuo ne toe ʻange ʻae meʻa naʻe tuku ko e fakamoʻoni kiate ia ʻoku fai totongi, pea ʻoku ʻikai maumauʻi ʻe ia ʻi ha fai mālohi, kuo ne foaki ʻene mā ki he fiekaia, pea kuo ne fakakofu ʻae telefua ʻaki ʻae kofu;

8does not lend at interest or take any profit, withholds his hand from injustice, executes true justice between man and man,

8Ko ia ʻoku ʻikai foaki ke toe totongi mai, pea te ne maʻu hano tupu, pea kuo ne taʻofi hono nima mei he fai kovi, pea kuo ne fai ʻae fakamaau totonu ʻae tangata ki he tangata,

9walks in my statutes, and keeps my rules by acting faithfully—he is righteous; he shall surely live, declares the Lord GOD.

9Kuo ne ʻeveʻeva ʻi heʻeku ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni, pea kuo ne fai ki heʻeku ngaahi fakamaau, ke fai totonu; ko ia ia ʻoku angatonu, pea ko e moʻoni ʻe fakamoʻui ia,” ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua.

10“If he fathers a son who is violent, a shedder of blood, who does any of these things

10“Kapau te ne maʻu ha foha, ʻoku kaihaʻa, pea ʻoku ne lilingi ʻae toto, ʻo ne fai ʻo tatau ki he ngaahi meʻa ni,

11(though he himself did none of these things), who even eats upon the mountains, defiles his neighbor’s wife,

11Pea ʻoku ʻikai te ne fai ha meʻa ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku totonu ni, ka kuo ne kai ʻi he ngaahi moʻunga, pea kuo ne tonoʻi ʻae ʻunoho ʻo hono kaungāʻapi,

12oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, does not restore the pledge, lifts up his eyes to the idols, commits abomination,

12Kuo ne fakamālohiʻi ʻae masiva mo e paea, kuo ne maumauʻi ʻi he fai mālohi, pea ʻoku ʻikai te ne toe ʻange ʻae meʻa naʻe tuku ko e fakamoʻoni, pea kuo ne hanga hake hono mata ki he ngaahi tamapua, pea kuo ne fai fakalielia,

13lends at interest, and takes profit; shall he then live? He shall not live. He has done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon himself.

13Kuo ne ʻatu meʻa ke toe totongi mai, pea kuo ne maʻu ʻa hono tupu: pea ʻe moʻui ia? ʻE ʻikai te ne moʻui: kuo ne fai ʻae ngaahi fakalielia ni kotoa pē; ko e moʻoni te ne mate; ʻe ʻiate ia pe ʻa hono toto.

14“Now suppose this man fathers a son who sees all the sins that his father has done; he sees, and does not do likewise:

14“Pea, vakai, kapau ʻe maʻu ʻe ia ha foha, ʻoku mamata ki he angahala kotoa pē kuo fai ʻe heʻene tamai, pea ʻoku ne tokanga, ka ʻoku ʻikai ke ne fai ʻo hangē ko ia,

15he does not eat upon the mountains or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor’s wife,

15‌ʻOku ʻikai te ne kai ʻi he ngaahi moʻunga, pe te ne hiki hono mata ki he ngaahi tamapua ʻoe fale ʻo ʻIsileli, pe te ne tonoʻi ʻae ʻunoho ʻo hono kaungāʻapi,

16does not oppress anyone, exacts no pledge, commits no robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment,

16‌ʻOku ʻikai te ne fakamālohiʻi ha tokotaha, pe te ne taʻofi kiate ia ʻae meʻa naʻe tuku ko e fakamoʻoni, pe te ne maumau ʻi ha fai mālohi, ka kuo ne foaki ʻa ʻene mā ki he fiekaia, pea kuo ne fakakofu ʻae telefua ʻaki ʻae kofu,

17withholds his hand from iniquity, takes no interest or profit, obeys my rules, and walks in my statutes; he shall not die for his father’s iniquity; he shall surely live.

17Kuo ne taʻofi ʻa hono nima mei he masiva, pea ʻoku ʻikai te ne maʻu ha totongi taʻetotonu, pe hano tupu, ka kuo fai ʻeku ngaahi fakamaau, mo ʻeveʻeva ʻi heʻeku ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni; ʻe ʻikai mate ia koeʻuhi ko e fai kovi ʻa ʻene tamai, ko e moʻoni ʻe moʻui pe ia.

18As for his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what is not good among his people, behold, he shall die for his iniquity.

18Ka ko ʻene tamai, koeʻuhi naʻa ne fakamālohi kakaha, ʻo ne maumau hono tokoua ʻi he fai mālohi, pea naʻa ne fai ʻaia naʻe ʻikai lelei ʻi he haʻohaʻonga ʻo hono kakai, vakai, ʻe mate moʻoni ia ʻi heʻene fai kovi.

19“Yet you say, ‘Why should not the son suffer for the iniquity of the father?’When the son has done what is just and right, and has been careful to observe all my statutes, he shall surely live.

19“Ka ʻoku mou pehē, ‘Ko e hā? ʻIkai ʻoku fua ʻe he foha ʻae fai kovi ʻa ʻene tamai?’ ʻOka fai ʻe he foha ʻaia ʻoku lelei mo totonu, pea kuo ne tauhi ʻeku ngaahi fekau, mo ne fai ki ai, ʻe moʻui moʻoni ia.

20The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not suffer for the iniquity of the father, nor the father suffer for the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.

20Ko e laumālie ko ia ʻe angahala, ʻe mate ia. ʻE ʻikai fua ʻe he foha ʻae fai kovi ʻa ʻene tamai, pea ʻe ʻikai fua ʻe he tamai ʻae fai kovi ʻae foha: ko e māʻoniʻoni ʻae māʻoniʻoni ʻe ʻiate ia pe, pea ko e fai kovi ʻae angahala ʻe ʻiate ia pē.

21“But if a wicked person turns away from all his sins that he has committed and keeps all my statutes and does what is just and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die.

21“Ka ko eni, kapau ʻe tafoki ʻae angahala mei he angahala kotoa pē kuo ne fai, pea tauhi ʻe ia ʻeku ngaahi fekau, mo ne fai ʻaia ʻoku lelei mo totonu, ko e moʻoni ʻe fakamoʻui ia, ʻe ʻikai siʻi mate ia.

22None of the transgressions that he has committed shall be remembered against him; for the righteousness that he has done he shall live.

22Ko ʻene ngaahi angahala kotoa pē ʻaia kuo ne fai, ʻe ʻikai toe lau ia kiate ia: ʻe moʻui pe ia, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene māʻoniʻoni ʻaia kuo ne fai.

23Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked, declares the Lord GOD, and not rather that he should turn from his way and live?

23He ʻoku ou maʻu ha momoʻi fiemālie siʻi ʻi he mate ʻae angahala? ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua, ka ʻe ʻikai muʻa, ke tafoki ia mei hono hala, pea moʻui?

24But when a righteous person turns away from his righteousness and does injustice and does the same abominations that the wicked person does, shall he live? None of the righteous deeds that he has done shall be remembered; for the treachery of which he is guilty and the sin he has committed, for them he shall die.

24Ka ʻi he liliu ʻae māʻoniʻoni mei heʻene māʻoniʻoni mo ne fai angahala, pea ne fai ʻo tatau mo e fakalielia kotoa pē ʻaia ʻoku fai ʻe he tangata angahala, ʻe moʻui ia? Ko ʻene māʻoniʻoni kotoa pē ʻaia kuo ne fai, ʻe ʻikai ha lau ki ai: ʻi he fai kovi kuo ne fai, mo e angahala, kuo ne angahala ai, ʻe mate pe ia ʻi ai.

25“Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’Hear now, O house of Israel: Is my way not just? Is it not your ways that are not just?

25“Ka ʻoku mou pehē, ‘ʻOku ʻikai fai tatau ʻae anga ʻa Sihova.’ Ko eni, fanongo, ʻe fale ʻo ʻIsileli: ʻIkai ʻoku tatau ʻa ʻeku anga? ʻIkai ko hoʻomou anga ʻamoutolu ʻoku fai kehekehe?

26When a righteous person turns away from his righteousness and does injustice, he shall die for it; for the injustice that he has done he shall die.

26‌ʻOka liliu ʻae tangata māʻoniʻoni mei heʻene māʻoniʻoni ʻo ne fai angahala, pea mate ai ia; ko ʻene angahala kuo ne fai, ko ia ia te ne mate ai.

27Again, when a wicked person turns away from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he shall save his life.

27Pea pehē, ʻoka liliu ʻae tangata angahala mei heʻene angahala ʻaia kuo ne fai, mo ne fai ʻaia ʻoku lelei mo totonu ʻe fakamoʻui ʻe ia ʻa hono laumālie ke moʻui.

28Because he considered and turned away from all the transgressions that he had committed, he shall surely live; he shall not die.

28Koeʻuhi kuo ne tokanga, mo liliu mai mei heʻene angahala kotoa pē ʻaia naʻa ne fai, ʻe moʻui moʻoni ia, ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito te ne mate.

29Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’O house of Israel, are my ways not just? Is it not your ways that are not just?

29Ka ʻoku pehē pe ʻe he fale ʻo ʻIsileli, ‘ʻOku ʻikai fai tatau ʻae meʻa ʻa Sihova.’ ʻE fale ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻIkai ʻoku fai tatau ʻa ʻeku anga? ʻIkai ko hoʻomou anga ʻamoutolu ʻoku fai kehekehe?

30“Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, lest iniquity be your ruin.

30Ko ia te u fakamaau ai ʻakimoutolu, ʻe fale ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻo fakatatau ki homou hala taki taha, ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua. Fakatomala pea fakatafoki ʻakimoutolu mei hoʻomou ngaahi angahala; ko ia ʻe ʻikai hoko ai hoʻomou angahala ko homou ʻauhaʻanga.

31Cast away from you all the transgressions that you have committed, and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why will you die, O house of Israel?

31“Liʻaki meiate kimoutolu ʻa hoʻomou angahala kotoa pē, ʻaia kuo mou fai hala ai; pea ngaohi kiate kimoutolu ʻae loto foʻou pea mo e laumālie foʻou: he ko e hā te mou fie mate ai ʻe fale ʻo ʻIsileli?

32For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Lord GOD; so turn, and live.”

32He ʻoku ʻikai teu fiemālie ʻi he mate ʻo ia ʻoku mate, ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua: ko ia fakatafoki ʻakimoutolu, pea mou moʻui.”